Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.970-2.020 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.110. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Hilton Worldwide also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.760-7.940 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $235.00 price objective (down from $296.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $277.00 to $228.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $233.00 to $232.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Mizuho reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $263.00 price target (up previously from $243.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $241.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of HLT stock traded up $7.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $241.11. 2,992,440 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,749,946. The stock has a market cap of $57.77 billion, a PE ratio of 39.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.19. Hilton Worldwide has a 12 month low of $194.93 and a 12 month high of $275.22. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $227.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $242.45.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.74% and a negative return on equity of 54.47%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.53 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.25%. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

In other news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 40,653 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.83, for a total value of $10,928,745.99. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 77,383 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,802,871.89. This represents a 34.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.